Released Date:
1941-01-23
Languages:
German
Countries:
Germany
Runtime:
98 min
IMDB Ratings:
5.2 (1238 Reviews)
Director:
Veit HarlanGenres:
DramaVeit Harlan (screenplay)
Eberhard Wolfgang Moeller (screenplay)
Ludwig Metzger (screenplay)
R.L. Migeon (French version)
In this notorious Nazi propaganda historical costume melodrama, a conniving, ambitious Jewish businessman, Sèè Oppenheimer, snares a post as treasurer to the Duke of Wurttemburg by showering the corrupt duke with treasure and promises of even greater riches. As the Jew's schemes grow more elaborate and his actions more brazen, the dukedom nearly erupts into civil war. Persuaded by the Jew, the Duke all but scuttles the constitution and alienates the assembly by lifting the local ban on Jews in Stuttgart. In a final outrage, the Jew rapes a wholesome German girl and tortures her father and fiancèe. When the Duke succumbs to a sudden heart attack, the assembly of Elders try the Jew and sentence him to death for having "carnal knowledge of a Christian woman".
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